Improved slitting machine



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I Letters Patent No. 71,020, dated November 19, 1867.

IMPROVED SLITTING MACHINE.

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TO WHOM'IT MAY CONCERN:

Bc it known that I, JOHN J. KEN'IS, of the town of Newtown, in thecounty ot Bucks, und State of Pennsylvania, have invented u. new undimproved YLeather-SlittingMachineg und I (lo-hereby declare that thefollowing is c full and exact description thereof, reference-heiiighudto the uccolnpzinying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

My invention is designed more especially for .slitting leather forfly-netsfland consists, brieily, in'e series of knives or cutters,separated as desired by means of distance-pieces, placed between guides,the'wliole firmlyheld together by means of a, screw pressing` againstthe movable guide. A segmental press-frnme,"covered with leather,ispluced over the cutters, hinged in such manner as to allow its beingturned up in the position shown by the dotted red lines in iig. 1, forthe purpose of placing the leather to be slit upon'the cutters.` Abearingplate, with a. raised lip nt one end for a'guide, is placed over'the dstoncepieces in such manner es to retain them in place whenloosened for the purpose of adjustment, said plate huvin'gu; slotthrough which the movable guide and cutters project. 'lhc tops of' theguides :tre curved to tit closcly to the'prcss-freme, with a. shortraised curve ut one end, forming e stop for the press-frame when theleather is being-drawn through, I' i The operation is :is follows: Thepress-frame is thrown up by means of .the handle'ettached thereto, whenthe leather, which has been previously brought to a uniform width, isplaced upon the cutters, (enough projecting through to take hold ot',)when the press-frame is turned down', and the leuthe'idrown through,completing the work in a. smooth and rapid menner.

Figure 1 is an end view of the machine. Figure 2 is a. longitudinalsectional view through a b. Figure 3 is a. top view of beering-plate andstationary guide. .Figure 4 represents the movable guide, und Figure 5a. distance-piece. The several letters in all the {igures referring tothe same parts. 4 A is the principal frame-casting. B is the hingedsegmental press-frame. C is the movable guide. D is the bearing-plateand stationary guide. E is the knife or cutter, the form of which isshown by dotted lines.

O is a distance-piece. P is the screw securing the movable guide,cutters, and'di'stance-pieces. R is the pin orshaft 'upon which thepress-frame turns. IS is the leather pad or covering of the press-frame.Tis the bench, to which the machineA is fastened. y What I claim as myinvention, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of a. series of knives or cutters with a. segmentalhinged press-frame, coveredrwith leather, a. bearing-plate, stationaryund movable guides, distance-pieces and screw, when combined andarranged in the manner and for the purpose described und' set forth.

JOHN J. KENTS.

